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<blockquote data-quote="bowtechgump" data-source="post: 5540456" data-attributes="member: 13097"><p>I know that very few of you, if any, will understand what I mean by my own personal beliefs. I grew up wanting/waiting to get/be allowed to go out with the "men" of the family on a deer hunt. I went on every small game holiday hunt with them, since I was 6. I carried my shotgun and was very excited and capable with it for rabbit or quail. I was afraid of the "high powered" rifle growing up but luckily in Kentucky and Ohio it was shotgun only. I looked forward to the deer season and couldn't wait until my uncle's showed up, at the house, and sat around talking about the weeks hunting plan. I would get up and go to school and run to the bus, at classes end, knowing that it would be at last an hour after dark before they got home. They were not moving before a half hour after dark not shooting light. They didn't have the deer we see today. I remember us driving home one time, I was maybe 8, I told my parents that there was a group of deer near the woods along the road. They told me that I was crazy and it was probably just goats or some farm animal. Thankfully one of my uncle's saw them and told the story to my father when they talked the next time.....about the deer along the road (we didn't have cell phones then and texting). I may be preaching to the choir but I was allowed to deer hunt at the age of 12. I killed 3 bucks that year, we were allowed 7. I have killed no more than 2 bucks since I turned 13, most years I killed 1 (for you big buck killers) I have killed "big" deer (to me). I say kill an old doe, that is a great feat. I don't have the desire to hunt deer anymore and that saddens me. It's turned commercial to me, it's no longer about the journey and experience for the majority, it's about that "big buck"(it's always been but it wasn't about yourself but the other person). I have taught my son and I am hoping that you have taught your children on how to hunt. I attached the Tennessee deer count so you can see that when people complain about "less" deer today.......they might need to look past yesterday. [ATTACH=full]164745[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bowtechgump, post: 5540456, member: 13097"] I know that very few of you, if any, will understand what I mean by my own personal beliefs. I grew up wanting/waiting to get/be allowed to go out with the "men" of the family on a deer hunt. I went on every small game holiday hunt with them, since I was 6. I carried my shotgun and was very excited and capable with it for rabbit or quail. I was afraid of the "high powered" rifle growing up but luckily in Kentucky and Ohio it was shotgun only. I looked forward to the deer season and couldn't wait until my uncle's showed up, at the house, and sat around talking about the weeks hunting plan. I would get up and go to school and run to the bus, at classes end, knowing that it would be at last an hour after dark before they got home. They were not moving before a half hour after dark not shooting light. They didn't have the deer we see today. I remember us driving home one time, I was maybe 8, I told my parents that there was a group of deer near the woods along the road. They told me that I was crazy and it was probably just goats or some farm animal. Thankfully one of my uncle's saw them and told the story to my father when they talked the next time.....about the deer along the road (we didn't have cell phones then and texting). I may be preaching to the choir but I was allowed to deer hunt at the age of 12. I killed 3 bucks that year, we were allowed 7. I have killed no more than 2 bucks since I turned 13, most years I killed 1 (for you big buck killers) I have killed "big" deer (to me). I say kill an old doe, that is a great feat. I don't have the desire to hunt deer anymore and that saddens me. It's turned commercial to me, it's no longer about the journey and experience for the majority, it's about that "big buck"(it's always been but it wasn't about yourself but the other person). I have taught my son and I am hoping that you have taught your children on how to hunt. I attached the Tennessee deer count so you can see that when people complain about "less" deer today.......they might need to look past yesterday. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20230119_184134_Chrome.jpg"]164745[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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